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·August 1, 2020·3 min read

Hearing Deterioration Reported by Discharged COVID-19 Patients

Deterioration in hearing and persistent tinnitus may be another feature of COVID-19 infection, researchers report. A significant number of patients reported hearing loss and other auditory problems eight weeks after being discharged from hospital for coronavirus. Researchers say it is possible COVID-19 could damage parts of the auditory system, resulting in hearing loss.

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·July 20, 2020·3 min read

Hair Cell Loss Causes Age-Related Hearing Loss

Hearing loss associated with aging may have more to do with the death of hair cells in the ears than stria vascularis damage.

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·April 23, 2020·2 min read

How hearing loss in old age affects the brain

The stronger the hearing loss, the poorer hippocampal synaptic plasticity and memory ability become.

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·December 13, 2019·4 min read

Reconstructing spoken words as processed in nonhuman primate brains

Using artificial intelligence and brain-computer interface technology, researchers reconstructed English words from neural signals recorded from the brains of non-human primates.

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·November 14, 2019·5 min read

Link between hearing and cognition begins earlier than once thought

Lower levels of cognitive function were observed in people whose hearing was slightly impaired by aging but was still considered to be normal. The findings suggest cognitive impairment starts as soon as hearing becomes imperfect.

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·October 1, 2019·3 min read

Mild-to-moderate hearing loss in children leads to changes in how brain processes sound

The brain activity response to sound in older children with hearing loss was lower than their peers with normal hearing.

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·September 6, 2019·4 min read

Sound deprivation in one ear leads to speech recognition difficulties

Ear infections and other conditions that cause hearing loss to one ear can cause nerve damage if left untreated. The damage may render the sufferer to difficulties in speech recognition and processing.

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·July 15, 2019·2 min read

Wearing hearing aid may help protect brain in later life

Wearing a hearing aid for age-related hearing loss may help to protect the brain against dementia, a new study finds. Researchers report those who wore hearing aids maintained better brain function over time than those who did not.

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·July 8, 2019·2 min read

How noise and age affect brain’s sound processing

Noise-induced hearing loss and hearing loss due to aging have different effects on sound processing in the brain. Researchers suggest each type of hearing loss should have its own specific treatment.

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·June 18, 2019·3 min read

Reducing brain inflammation could treat tinnitus and other hearing loss-related disorders

Rodent study reveals noise-induced hearing loss is associated with elevated expression of proinflammatory cytokines and microglia activation in the primary auditory cortex. Pharmacologically depleting microglia helps prevent tinnitus in mice with noise-induced hearing loss.

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·June 3, 2019·5 min read

Hearing through your fingers: Device that converts speech

A newly developed audio-to-tactile sensory substitution device provides immediate and robust improvements in speech recognition without prior training for those with hearing impairments.